{"author_name":"Azure_Kyte","cat":"LD #32","comments":[],"epoch":1429469700,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"18753","p_author":"Azure_Kyte","p_authorkey":"52473","p_urlkey":"54073","p_title":"DictionBlade is finished!","p_cat":"LD #32","p_event":"LD32","p_time":"1429469700","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"52473","us_name":"Azure_Kyte","us_username":"azure_kyte","event_start":"1429228800","event_key":"27","event_name":"LD32"},"text":"<p>Whew! This is my first Ludum Dare. and oh how fun it is!<\/p>\n <p>Presenting to my fellow Game Jammers, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-32\/?action=preview&amp;uid=52473\">DictionBlade<\/a>! It is a game where your words\u00a0prove sharper than your sword. Rather, it is your words that sharpen your sword.<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screen3.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-453029\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screen3-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screen3-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screen3-550x342.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screen3.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>Upon grasping\u00a0the eponymous DictionBlade\u00a0(which is used as a rapier, as pens are more stabby stabby than slashy slashy), you have a duty to get\u00a0as far as you can through the depths of wherever this place is.\u00a0The blade needs honing and only your words can do so\u00a0and\u00a0for only a single strike. Each enemy is weak to a different kind of word, denoted by their colour. Whether you take the blade into your hand is your own decision, however having it does make traversing the depths of whereverland much easier.<\/p>\n <p>I admit that the aesthetic is about the most I could do; I haven&#8217;t progressed very far in the artistic department since kindergarten, unfortunately <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/frownie.png\" alt=\":(\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n <p>Regardless, I had a lot of fun making\u00a0and finishing it within this 48 hour period; I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing what people come up with at the end of the Comp\/Jam!<\/p>","time":"April 19th, 2015 1:55 pm","title":"DictionBlade is finished!"}